explanatory C1 Topic:Communication US /ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ɔː.)ɹi/ UK /ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #73097 Meanings 1 adj Helping to explain something or make it clearer. The report includes a few explanatory notes at the bottom of each page. Thesaurus Synonyms epexegetic Word family Forms unexplanatory Derived forms explanatorilyexplanatorinessnonexplanatoryoverexplanatoryself-explanatoryunexplanatory Etymology AI details From Late Latin explānātōrius, from Latin explānāt-, past-participle stem of explānāre (“to explain”). Displaced Old English ġereclīċ. explānātōrius la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # explanatory **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ɔː.)ɹi/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 73097 ## Meanings 1. Helping to explain something or make it clearer. ## Examples - The report includes a few explanatory notes at the bottom of each page. ## Synonyms - epexegetic ## Derived Forms - explanatorily - explanatoriness - nonexplanatory - overexplanatory - self-explanatory - unexplanatory ## Roots and Affixes - Root: explānātōrius ## Etymology From Late Latin explānātōrius, from Latin explānāt-, past-participle stem of explānāre (“to explain”). Displaced Old English ġereclīċ. ## AI Etymology Explanatory is from Late Latin explānātōrius, from Latin explānāt-, past-participle stem of explānāre (“to explain”). Displaced Old English ġereclīċ. A key historical form is Late Latin explānātōrius. In present-day use, it means helping to explain something or make it clearer. Derived formations include explanatorily, explanatoriness, nonexplanatory, overexplanatory, self-explanatory. ## Topics - Communication - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown